Whilst the expansion of private higher education enrolment has had a significant impact in boosting access, these universities are relatively small and as of 2005, almost 90% of students were in Public universities and other institutes of higher learning. The Private higher education sector is, however, continually expanding and its proportion of intake can only go up.
Tanzania has witnessed a significant growth of higher learning institutions since independence from one university in 60's to over 40 of them today. It is an undeniable fact that this development has been made possible by government policies to allow able private players to enter into providing higher learning education services especially from the late 1980's when Tanzania started embracing liberal policies.
Concerned that a growing number of students are enrolling in poor-quality private universities and diploma mills, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda are working together to develop more stringent oversight of their higher-education systems.
The Tanzania Commission for Universities, or TCU, has finally acted against a branch campus of Uganda’s Kampala International University, ordering the Dar es Salaam-based institution to stop offering masters and doctoral courses.
Concerned that a growing number of students are enrolling in poor-quality private universities and diploma mills, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda are working together to develop more stringent...
Projektia toteutetaan mm. Greenwell Matongon yhteisökirjastossa Windhoekissa, Namibiassa ja Dar es Salaamin pääkirjastossa Tansaniassa. Tansanian kirjastopalveluiden johtaja Alli A. S. Mcharazo vieraili IFLA-konferenssissa Gothenburgissa 2010. Haastattelu on englanninkielinen Projektikoordinaattori Marjatta Lahti